4 killed, 10 injured after gas balloon cylinder explodes in West Bengal

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By Anupam Mishra: At least four people were killed and 10 others were injured after a helium gas cylinder of a balloon seller exploded at a fair in West Bengal. The incident happened in Jaynagar of South 24 Parganas on Sunday night.

A fair was held in Batra village under Rajapur-Karabeg village panchayat of Jayanagar in South 24 Parganas. Shops were lined up and a large crowd of people had gathered at the fair.

At 9.30 pm, a gas balloon cylinder kept at the shop of Muchiram Halder exploded, which killed four people on the spot. At least ten bystanders were seriously injured.

The deceased have been identified as Qutubuddin Mistry (36), Shaheen Molla (14), Abir Ghazi and gas balloon seller Muchiram Halder.

Following the incident, police reached the spot and rushed the injured to a local hospital for treatment. The injured were later shifted to a hospital in Kolkata.

(With inputs from Prasenjit Saha)